Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-06
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
Probability that senator Chandler will
Go ON the District COmmitiee.

The work OF preparing the regular committees OF
the senate is going forward. The republican eau
Gus committee was busy all the forenoon, and the
democrats are arranging their list Some OF the
most important committees will undergo very liz.
tie change. There is but single vacancy on the
District committee, and that is caused by the re-
tirement OF Mr.. Cheney, OF New Hampshire IL Is
said that Senator Chandler, the successor OF Mr..
Cheney, will probably I'LL the vacancy on the CON-
mittee, and as he has been a resident OF Washing
ton, and has taken lively interest in its progress
the appointment is regarded as most fitting. The
District committee will probably consist OF sena-
tors ingalls, (chairman), Palmer, spooner, Chace,
and Chandler, republicans, and OF Messrs. Harris,
Vance, Brown, and Blackburn, democrats. There
is some talk OF probable changes among democrats,
but senator ingalls, wants to keep the old commit
There is only one vacancy in the appropriations
committee, caused by the retirement OF Senator
man, Mcmillan, Conger, Miller. and Jones' Of
Florida. Senator Frye will get the craftsmanship
OF that committee Mr.. Jones, OF Nevada, preferring
to retain the Craftsmanship or the committee on
CONTINGENT expenses, which remains intact The
finance committee loses only Miller, OF New York,
ana 1t Mn az he on member
relations who drops out. Mr. sherman will remain
at its head. The jud ciary committee loses only
Wi WI railroads seweil, and public LANDS.
Van Wyck. Mr.. sawyer will get the Craftsmanship
Of ana Cs@asn anass oSes
will take either naval or military affairs The
printing committee remains intact-Manderson,
senator SALISBURY win probably retain engrossed
bills, senator Harris epidemic diseases. Ransom
private land 81 Inns. MePaeIson the POTOMAC River
for the library Mr.. German may get Nicaragua
claims, Coke revolutionary claims, and Mr.. Cooke
rell win perhaps retain the womans suffrage
AS all the former members Of the elections COM
mittee, both republicans and democrats, are now
members of the Senate there win be no trouble in
getting that committee organized
Mr.. CHANDLER AND THE NAVAL COMMITTEE.
There is understood to be disposition among
some Of the republican Senators to give Mr.. Chand
Ter craftsmanship Of the naval committee, as he
was Secretary Of the Navy. and is therefore well
Navy. The chief obstacle is that senator CAM
eron Is entitled to that chairmanship. Mr.. Hawley
is to be chairman OF military affairs committee,
tor Chandler may take charge OF the naval inter-
ests in the senate senator Stanford will be chair
man Of public buildings and grounds
PxRsoxAI.-senator Pltmb Is at the Riggs
Gov John n. Thayer, Of Nebraska; II. II. West
inghouse, OF Pittsbufg; Hon. J. T. Boyd, Cadet
Taylor, and Gen. Hitchcock, Of Omaha; Major Z.
m %erman' Of CINCINNATI ore at the xrlinetcn.~
a. F. Seligsberg. OF Germany, Is az Wormley s.
Hon Dyer and w. Nsnnaek !, q &c sSSis
c. H. Mccormick and Paul Arnold. Of Chicago; and
A. BrOadus and T. A Garrett, OF Louisville, KY,
ia IAN il az the Metropolitan NV. Washburn. Of
B. Rwood, OF Kansas city. are At the St James
The Pacific aasfrsaA investigates.
TWO RxroRrs SUBMITTED 70 rHn raksIDRSr.
1t is understood that two reports have been sub
mitted to the President BY the Pacinc Railroad
Commission, one signed By NJ. Patterson and the
other BY the rest Of the Commission. II h the